Editing Pocari Sweat (section)

{{short description|Sports drink}}
{{distinguish|Picardy sweat}}
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{{Infobox brand
| name           = Pocari Sweat
| logo           = Pocari Sweat logo.png
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| image          = [[File:Pocari sweat 500ml.jpg|160px]]
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| producttype    = [[Sports drink]]
| producedby     = [[Otsuka Pharmaceutical]]
| country        = [[Japan]]
| introduced     = {{start date and age|1980}}
| discontinued   = 
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| markets        = [[East Asia]]<br>[[Southeast Asia]]<br>[[Middle East]]<br>[[Mexico]]<br>[[United States]]
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| website        = [https://trypocari.com/ https://trypocari.com/]
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{{nihongo|'''Pocari Sweat'''|{{langx|ja|ポカリスエット}}|Pokari Suetto}} is a Japanese [[sports drink]], manufactured by [[Otsuka Pharmaceutical]]. It was launched in 1980, and is sold across Asia and the Middle East;<ref name="Jozuka2020" /> it is also available in [[Australia]], [[Mexico]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pocarisweat.com.mx/|title=POCARI SWEAT México {{!}} Bebida Hidratante de origen Japonés|website=www.pocarisweat.com.mx|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> and the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pocari Sweat: Electrolyte Replacement Hydration Drink |url=https://trypocari.com/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Try Pocari |language=en}}</ref>

Pocari Sweat is a mild-tasting, non-carbonated sweet beverage and is advertised as an "ion supply drink", "refreshment water" (1992), "body request" (1999), and "electrolyte beverage" in [[Thailand]]. It has a mild grapefruit flavor with little aftertaste. Ingredients listed are sugar (Japan-processed), high fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, salt / acidulant, fragrance, potassium chloride, calcium lactate, flavor enhancer (amino acids), magnesium chloride, antioxidants (vitamin C).<ref>https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/nutraceutical/products/pocarisweat/ Click on a product to see the list of ingredients.</ref> It is sold in [[aluminium can]]s, [[PET bottles]], and as a powder for mixing with water. An artificially sweetened version with reduced sugar called {{nihongo|'''Pocari Sweat Ion Water'''|ポカリスエット イオンウォーター|Pokari Suetto Ion Wōtā}} is also sold.<ref name="ionwater">{{cite web|url=http://review.kakaku.com/review/S0000030098/ |title=価格.com - 大塚製薬 ポカリスエット イオンウォーター レビュー評価・評判|language=ja|access-date=31 March 2014|archive-date=31 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331130250/http://review.kakaku.com/review/S0000030098/ }}</ref>